Shorashim to Offer Taglit-Birthright Israel Trip for Participants with Aspergers Syndrome

Registration has begun for the Taglit-Birthright Israel: Shorashim trip for Jewish 18 to 26 year olds with Aspergers Syndrome. Shorashim will once again be partnering with KOACH to offer this incredible experience.  To register email: sharna@shorashim.org 
 
This ten-day Israel adventure features a smaller group of participants and a high staff to participant ratio. Our specialized itinerary is created in partnership with experienced, specially trained staff and is carefully structured to be enjoyable and informative for this population. The program includes a multi-day mifgash (encounter) with Israeli peers, a less intense rhythm of the day than most other Taglit-Birthright Israel trips, visits to ancient and modern sites of interest and an incomparable Shabbat. 
 
The group is tentatively scheduled to leave December 16 and return December 29 on direct El Al flights to and from New York Airports.
 
For more information or to request last year’s itinerary, please contact Sharna Marcus, Program Director at Shorashim, at sharna@shorashim.org or 312-239-8428.
 
To read about the 2008 trip: http://www.shorashim.org/newsletter/?p=129 and http://www.uscj.org/The_Highest_Example_7972.html
 
We hope that you will take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity. Go to http://www.israelwithisraelis.com/ and click on Register. There are two typical applications that all Taglit-Birthright Israel registrants complete, including submitting a $250 refundable deposit, and then your family will be contacted by a representative from Shorashim or KOACH to make sure that this trip meets the needs of the applicant.  
 
We look forward to another wonderful trip.